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  • Will Speer Found Hope Enough to Share on Texas's Death Row

    October 23, 2023 |

    Texas Monthly |

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    Response Location: United States, Texas

    Twenty-eight death row inmates have gone through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s Rehabilitation Programs Division’s Faith-Based Program. Over a year and a half, they take classes, participate in community discussions, and attend religious services that encourage a sense of purpose, help them find inner peace with God, and inspire them to make a difference in the prison.

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  • Genesee County's senior abuse prevention model to be taken statewide

    October 20, 2023 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Genesee County, Michigan

    The elder abuse task force is a specialized unit of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department that provides critical services to older residents and issues abuse-related warrants. Since its founding in 2018, the unit has served nearly 2,000 elderly residents and issued over 275 warrants; now, this abuse-prevention model is being scaled statewide.

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  • Gloves on for out-of-school girls in Jos

    September 27, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Plateau

    The Sow a Seed for a Girl Child Development Initiative raises funds to help girls in Jos Local Government Area enroll in school, many of whom have never attended or had to drop out due to financial constraints. In the fall of 2023, the organization was able to offer support to 27 girls, including through targeted lessons to help them prepare over the summer.

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  • Rewriting Retribution

    September 20, 2023 |

    The Emancipator |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    The Massachusetts Federal District Court’s RISE rehabilitation program facilitates a restorative justice workshop in which people responsible for crimes have conversations with victims of similar crimes to help them understand the impacts of their crimes and make amends.

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  • The INN Between: A place where no one dies alone

    September 19, 2023 |

    Deseret News |

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    Response Location: United States, Salt Lake City, Utah

    The INN Between is a hospice center for people who are homeless, ensuring those who are terminally ill and unhoused don’t die alone or on the streets. The building first opened in 2015, providing palliative care, food, medication, a bed and community to those who need it most. Since opening, the center has supported 122 people through their final moments.

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  • Choosing redemption over imprisonment

    September 19, 2023 |

    The Emancipator |

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    Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

    The Massachusetts Federal Courthouse’s RISE rehabilitation program aims to reduce recidivism rates by hosting monthly meetings in which defendants on supervised pretrial release are encouraged to take accountability for their crimes and have conversations with people who were victims of similar crimes to understand the toll it takes on them.

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  • Greater Cleveland Congregations is reaching "depressed" voters

    September 15, 2023 |

    Signal Cleveland |

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    Response Location: United States, Cleveland, Ohio

    Through the Better for Democracy campaign, which is organized by Greater Cleveland Congregations, neighborhood “captains” are tasked with contacting low-propensity voters in their area at least five times each with phone calls, door-knocking, texts, a printed voters’ guide, and a follow-up thank you call. This relational approach to organizing resulted in 56 percent of those who were contacted showing up to vote in 2022, as compared to a 30 percent turnout rate for the city as a whole.

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  • A Different Kind of Grief

    September 14, 2023 |

    MindSite News |

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    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Philly HEALs is a free bereavement support program for people who have lost a loved one to a fatal overdose. The program offers grief counseling and peer support groups for families, teens and children, allowing them a safe space to talk about their experiences and find community among others who can relate.

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  • Man Up, Balkans

    August 31, 2023 |

    Transitions Online |

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    Response Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka

    The Be a Man initiative facilitates clubs where youth learn to reexamine gender norms, talk about how to prevent violence, address harmful stereotypes, and promote healthy relationships. More than 2,000 young people have participated in Be a Man activities since the program began, and surveys show participants demonstrated greater self-esteem, improved communication and critical thinking, and stronger empathy.

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  • Partnerships, not parachutes: How Indigenous knowledge and citizen science can enhance climate research

    August 21, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    To fill gaps in climate data, some researchers are using a collaborative tactic known as “ethical space” to solicit and include Indigenous knowledge about climate change. Often, this results in improved conservation outcomes.

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